Criticising “Logframitis” with Paulo Freire. A Critique of the Project-Centric Vision of the World and a Plea for the Building of a Shared Vision of the World

Santandreu A. · Journal fur Entwicklungspolitik (2024) · DOI: 10.20446/jep-2414-3197-40-4-72

Resumen

This article deals with the problematic dominance of the project logic of our times, a dominance which has been noticeable for decades. The author refers particularly to development projects, which in his view aim to demotivate, separate and paralyse people‘s struggles by not recognising their self-determined paths to change. Projects are based on what the author calls “the logic of the logical framework” – the “logiframitis”. The author criticises the project-centric and finally positivistic vision of the world that is created by this approach. Drawing on Paulo Freire, he calls for a political approach that recognises social and political processes instead of projects and does not smooth over conflicts. The article argues in favour of subversion, because it is important to work on a shared world view, as Freire explains in chapter 4 of the Pedagogy of the Oppressed.